China Colour Intelligence
起
Summer Solstice · Opening colour#CB523E赩炽(Xì Chì)
Blazing Red
Colour Values色值
HEX
#CB523E
RGB
rgb(203, 82, 62)
HSL
hsl(9, 58%, 52%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.594 0.158 31.6)
CMYK
0, 60, 69, 20
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
indianred
#CD5C5C
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
paprika
#ce4d42
Nearest perceptual match (OKLab). Pantone value is from an unofficial dataset — approximate; verify against official swatches before production.
Imagery & Provenance意象与出处
Solar term
夏至 · Summer Solstice — "昼晷已云极,宵漏自此长。"
Imagery
“xì” is a fierce red; “chì” is to blaze. A hot, orange-leaning red.
Origin
Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, the sun at its height. Its palette is all red-hot, and it opens with this one — not a plant’s red or a dye’s but fire’s, the colour the sun itself would be if it were a dye.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Wei Yingwu, “Escaping the Heat by the North Pool at the Summer Solstice”. (opening colour of 夏至.)
Citation
韦应物《夏至避暑北池》
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)
Imagery意象图

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Google Red
#EA4335 · ≈ ΔE 5.5 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Wiki.cullin · CC0
Editorial reference only — same/near shade used by these brands. Names and colours are trademarks of their respective owners; photos are CC-licensed from Wikimedia Commons (see credit on each card); no affiliation or endorsement implied.
Cultural Note for non-Chinese Designers文化提示
CautionRed = luck, celebration, weddings, New Year. West reads danger/passion — align intent explicitly.
Same Family同色系
Pantone/CSS values are nearest perceptual matches (OKLab distance), not official colour codes.
